By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD – City of Rockford aldermen, on Monday approved the expansion of a solar farm at the Chicago Rockford International Airport. Leaders say Wanxiang America aims to triple the amount of solar energy it…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD -- Taxi companies and drivers may soon have to be licensed to comply with enhancements to the city's existing taxicab ordinance. Rockford has had such an ordinance on the books for many years, but it…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD – This year was a good a time as any for the Guilford High School baseball team to win a Class 4A regional championship. It's only been 11 years. A day after Max Klein pitched the Vikings to a 6-0…

ROCKFORD --  The garbage collection for Rockford residents on Memorial Day, and the balance of that week, will be delayed one day because of the holiday. Trash normally picked up on Monday will be collected Tuesday and so on through the…

By Jim HagertyReporter ROCKFORD -- A bomb threat at a Rockford Walmart was a hoax, police officials said Thursday.  Police say at about 1 p.m., Thursday, an employee at the Northridge Walmart received a phone call from an unknown person…

ROCKFORD -- The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, along with and 14 other bureaus from Illinois, honored the Rockford Park District at the Sports Illinois Huddle Conference held at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center…

By Jim HagertyReporter ROCKFORD -- Mike Schablaske, the executive director of Transform Rockford since its inception almost five years ago will step down from his position at the end of the month, the organization announced Tuesday.…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD – What began as a simple sketch turned into a more than three-month art project for a local high school senior. And it wasn't an ordinary project. After drawing a portrait of a friend, Bridget Heffner…

ROCKFORD – Rockford aldermen, on Monday, approved the purchase of 28 city police squads, including 11 unmarked vehicles. The majority of the financed vehicles will be Ford Police Interceptor SUVs, which officials say are cheaper to own…

ROCKFORD -- Karl Franzen has been named the City of Rockford's new community and economic development director, Mayor Tom McNamara announced Monday. “Karl joined the city in 2016 and has been taking on additional roles and responsibilities…

ROCKFORD -- The Rockford Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transporation again this year in the "Click It or Ticket" campaign as way to remind motorists to use their seat belts as as summer kicks off and…

UPDATE: The body pulled from the Kishwaukee River Thursday has been identified as 23-year-old Kyle Rogers. It is not known if foul play is suspected. TRRT will have more on this story as it develops. BELVIDERE -- A body has been pulled…

Rockford area officials have sought a casino for decades as a way to help deal with economic problems. And even with a casino looking to open just over the border in Wisconsin, they still feel that way. In this Friday Forum, WNIJ’s Guy…

ROCKFORD -- Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara will hold his next next Coffee Talk from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m,. Friday, May 18, at Restoration Café, 625 West State Street. This new event gives Rockford residents the opportunity to speak directly with…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD – The City of Rockford's Finance & Personnel Committee, on Monday, gave the full city council the go-ahead to vote on a leasing plan that would provide the police department with 28 new squad cars…